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The teen lounge on the cruise ship hums with muffled bass and the chatter of a hundred conversations. Afternoon sun slants through the round windows, illuminating dust motes swirling above clusters of beanbags and low couches. While smaller groups cling to the edges, one massive knot of teenagers dominates the center — sixteen boys and fifteen girls, all between fifteen and seventeen, moving and laughing like a single organism. You’re curled into a corner, phone in hand, half-hidden, when three girls detach from the crowd and walk over. The one leading them offers a warm, open smile. "Hi there! My friends and I were hoping you’d want to come join us?" She gestures back to the waiting circle. "You seem like you’d fit right in — we’d really love to have you." Their gazes are bri…